Overview

Amazon's Pay by Invoice program allows eligible business customers to defer payment on their purchases, receiving an invoice with extended payment terms instead of paying at checkout. This Business-to-Business (B2B) feature is designed to facilitate larger orders from verified corporate buyers, and it carries specific policies that every Amazon seller should understand — particularly around invoicing, payment timelines, and who bears the risk of non-payment.

Key Points / What Sellers Need to Know

• Automatic enrollment — Sellers do not need to register separately for Pay by Invoice. Your entire product catalog is automatically available for purchase under this program once Amazon enables it for eligible customers.
• Amazon controls eligibility — Amazon decides which customers qualify for Pay by Invoice at its sole discretion, including running credit assessments and verification before granting access.
• Payment terms are set by Amazon — The payment window extended to each business customer is determined entirely by Amazon. Sellers agree to honor whatever term Amazon assigns to a given order.
• Amazon bears non-payment risk — If a customer fails to pay their invoice, Amazon absorbs the financial risk and guarantees payment to the seller within 15 days of the invoice due date.
• No direct collection by sellers — Sellers are prohibited from contacting customers to collect payment or conducting any collection activity. Amazon handles the entire collections process.
• Invoicing restrictions apply — Sellers must not issue their own payment requests or attempt to redirect payments outside of Amazon's system.

How the Program Works

When a verified business customer places an order using Pay by Invoice, Amazon generates a payment request on the seller's behalf. This payment request includes the specific payment term — often 30, 60, or 90 days — that Amazon has assigned to that particular customer. The seller's role is straightforward: fulfill the order as usual and let Amazon manage the billing cycle. The customer receives an invoice from Amazon with clear payment instructions and a due date, and the seller does not need to take any additional invoicing steps through the standard process.